Hey all. New here as well. My fav FF is def VII - first I played and the story compared to any other game ever blew me away when I was around 15. The emotional investment in the characters was like nothing before.
I did play VIII after and loved it. I didn't enjoy the battle system half as much however. I have recently discovered that apparently it's best to NOT try and fight to much and level up to enjoy the game and in particular the story. Maybe this is where I went wrong - treating the junction system more like the materia system.
Thoughts?
Adam